冇腰骨

mou5 jiu1 gwat1

(adjective) literally means 'no spine', to describe someone that stands · sits with poor posture or slouches; metaphorically to describe someone that lacks backbone · spineless; to describe something (such as a plan or a strategy) or someone that is unreliable

Meanings

  1. (adjective) literally means 'no spine', to describe someone that stands
  2. sits with poor posture or slouches; metaphorically to describe someone that lacks backbone
  3. spineless; to describe something (such as a plan or a strategy) or someone that is unreliable
  4. undependable 1.

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